[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]As promised to our readers in the last issue, we bring you an exclusive pre-release interview with Akshay Kumar, who plays the lead in the much looked-forward to Bollywood flick that is due to release next week – ‘Rustom’. Film critic and PT Special Correspondent Hoshang Katrak reports…[/otw_shortcode_info_box] The interview was scheduled for…
Voices: BFG – Mark Rylance, (Hindi – Amitabh Bachchan); Sophie – Ruby Barnhill, (Hindi – Parineeti Chopra). OK. So it’s just a coincidence. The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) novel on which this family fantasy film is based was written by Roald Dahl in 1982, the same year in which the Steven Spielberg-directed and highly acclaimed…
OK. The opening and closing frames of the film couldn’t have been more reprehensible — John Abraham (Kabir), a crack member of the Special Task Force and the blue-eyed boy of the External Affairs Ministry (the Minister is a woman, of course!) is shown smoking in an elevator and flicking a lit cigarette at the…
‘The world’s a f—-d up place’ is the refrain of the four disparate youth who set out on a road trip to the foot of the Himalayas in search of M Cream, a mythical drug. Figs (Imaad Shah), with a ‘Que Sera Sera’ attitude and who perpetually swigs Old Monk straight from the bottle as…
The intense chemistry between Nirmal Kumar (Irrfan Khan) and young lad Rohan Goswami (Vishesh Bansal) paves the way for a – not exactly thrilling, but – fascinating film. Nirmal ingeniously kidnaps Rohan, the son of the Home Minister and demands to identify the perpetrators of the man-made calamity which snuffed out the life of his…
When the crew of USS Enterprise get stranded on a distant and hostile planet — somewhere in the 23rd century — Capt. James Kirk (Chris Pine), Comdr. Spock (Zachary Quinto) and company aboard the starship face an unenviable task: that of fleeing the alien terrorists, led by their military commander, the sinister and monstrous Krall…
An interesting plot, impressive performances and original jokes are some of the ingredients for a commendable film. Sadly, ‘Grate’ Grand Masti has none of the above. The opening frames of the film, with Riteish Deshmukh and Farzin Pardiwalla, is a pointer to how the rest of the film would pan out and offers the viewers…
Voices: Chris Wedge –Scrat (squirrel), Ray Romano – Manny (Woolly Mammoth), John Leguizamo – Sid (Sloth), Denis Leary – Diego (Sabre Tooth Tiger), Jennifer Lopez- Shira (Diego’s wife), Simon Pegg-Buck (Weasel) Planet earth, in some places is 24/7 on collisions—and collusions. The filmmakers would have us know that this is not just a modern day…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Vada Dastur Dr. Peshotan Mirza’s condolence meeting was held in the Banaji Atash Behram hall on 9th July, 2016. PT Special Correspondent Hoshang K. Katrak reports.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Dastur Dr. Peshotan Dastur Hormuzdiar Kayoji Mirza 16-11-1944 to 26-06-2016 “Not, how did he die, but how did he live? Not, what did he gain, but what…
At last Salman Khan has got what he must have always hankered for – a valid reason to go shirtless Akash Oberoi (Amit Sadh) is a sports biz-kid who owns an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Premier League. His co-partners are after his blood as the previous two seasons have gone financially awry. On the advice…
Voices: Katie – Ellie Kemper, Max – Louis C.K., Duke – Eric Stone Street, Rabbit – Kevin Hart A delightful fusion of fur, feather and fin, ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ will certainly cause pet-owners to give themselves a pat on the back and non pet-owners a chance to ponder ….. Why not (bring them…